Display device



'l` TES LOUIS- GOODMAN, OE NEw YORK, AND ARTHURGOLDSTEIN, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

g y 1,448,659 PA'iEfN-rori-ca j DISPLAY DEVICE.l

Application led February 27, 1922.- -Sera1 No. 539,626.

T all 'w hom t may concern:

Be it known that we, Louis GOODMAN and ARTHUR G-onnsTEiN, both citizens of the y United States` and residents, respectively,

of the city of New York, borough of Man hattan, in the county and State of New York, andof the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the countyl of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Display Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

This invention relates to display devices. Salesmen find it more or less inconvenient and unsatisfactory to carry their samples packed in casings or the like. ln such case continual packing and unpacking is necessary. Such a procedure more or less injures the appearance of the goods and takes time.

A means for supporting the goods in display arrangement so that all that would be necessary is to open the casing and disclose the goods ready for examination by the prospecm t-ive buyers would be of considerable convenience.A

The general obj ect of this invention is the provision of means Ain kconjunction with a container for supporting goods in display arrangement so that in order to disclose the goods all that is necessary is the opening o the container.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a display device provided with a plurality of supporting means for retaining the articles in display arrangement, and means associated with the article supporting means for retaining them in spaced relation from one another so that they may he mounted for view in any desired position.

These objects are accomplished by providing a two-piece casing similar in shape to a suit case and adapted to open outward from the center, mounting in each section of the casing means for supporting the articles in display arrangement and associating with the article supporting means means for re taining them in spaced relation to one another.

These and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the display device with some articles arranged in position;

Figure 2 is a topy plan view of a section taken along a horizontal plane through Figure 1; j i

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the casing shown in Figure 1; l* y Figure 4 is. aplan view of the card'radapted for retaining the article supporting meins in spaced relation from one another;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the card shown in Figure 4 foldedalong 'the dotted lines of Figure 4.

Referring to the above-mentioned drawings, a casing madeup of the'sections 10 and 11 hinged at 12 is shown.v These sections open outward from the center. Hinged in each section 10 andil are frames 13 and 14, respectively. These frames might be supported in the section by anyother desired method suoli as slidably mounting them therein or attaching them thereinby means of screws. Plates y15 and'16, which may be of cardboard or any other suitable material, are mounted inthe frames 13 and 14, respectively.y Slots 17 are provided the plates 15 and 16 and extend across the same. In this particular case the slots are made the shape of trapezoids. These slots serve to support the articles in display arrangement so that the opening of the casing discloses them. Provided in conjunction with each n of the plates 15 and 16 is a belt or strap 18 which serves to hold an article folded upward about the top of the card in position.

A card 19 adapted to be folded along the dotted lines shown in Figure 4 is provided with projections 2O and 21 which engage in slots 22 and 23, respectively, in the plates 15y and 16. This card when placed in position with the projections engaging yin the slots serves to retain the garment supporting plates 15 and 16 spaced from one another. Further, when it is desired toy close the casing to remove the same the card may be folded and enclosed in the casing. This may also he used for displaying advertising matter or prices, as shown in Figurey 1. Plates 24 and .25 are mounted in the sections 10 and 11, respectively. These plates may be used for displaying the prices or the like.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, trousers 26 and 27 and 28 are supported in the section lOby means of theplate 15. The trousers 26 are projected throughthe slot 17 of the plate 15 and folded as shown in the top portion of Figure 3. The top portion of the trousers 26 have the belt 18 passed through belt straps so as to retain them in folded up position. The trousers 27 and 28 are also projected through the slot 17 and hung over the lower edge, as shown in the lower portion of Figure 3. Thus three pairs of trousers are supported in the one section in display arrangement so that upon the opening of the casing they are displayed to view. l/Vhen it is desired to permanently position the casing for display purposes, the card 19 is unfolded and the projections 20 and 21 are projected into the slots 22 and 23, respectively, and serve Vto retain the plates 15 and 16 spaced from one another, as shown in Figure 1. In this position the cardl serves to hold the frames 13 and 14 in position in the sections 10 and 11 of the casing, respectively. In order to remove the trousers from the casing or to position them for display purposes, the frames 13 and 14 may be swung outward as they are hingedly'mounted with respect to the sections 10 and 11.

We would sta-te in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of our invention we do not limit ourselves strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

Claims.

l. A display device of the class described comprising a two-section casing the shape of a suit case and adapted to open outward from the center, display supporting cards mounted in each section and provided with means for supporting the articles to be displayed, and means extending between the display cards for engaging them to retain them in spaced relation to one another, said means also serving` to carry the articles displayed forward out o1 the plane of the display card.

2. ln a device of the character described, 'for displaying articles of merchandise including a casing, a plurality or slotted plates mounted in the casing to swingabout the vertical axis, said plates serving` to carry the articles to be displayed, and means for removably mounting between the plates to retain them in spaced relation to one another, said means also serving to carry the articles displayed forward out of the plane of the slotted plates.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a device of the character described for displaying articles of merchandise, comprising a casing, a plurality of plates each having a slot extending` part way across the same mounted in the casing, members attached to the top of each plate for supporting said articles in display arrangement, and means for mounting between the plates for engaging the latter to retain them in spaced relation to one another, said means serving to carry the articles displayed fon ward out of the plane of the plates.

LOUIS GOODMAN. ARTHUR GOLDSTEIN. 

